Eating Out Woes [Week 2 of Eating Vegetarian]

            Well another vegetarian week in the books.  Not a whole lot of complaints or issues with the past week over all.   That is with the exception of eating out.  I never realized how routine-based my life was until my wife and I went out with friends for dinner at Miguels.  Usually, a trip to a Mexican restaurant involves no thought for my menu choice.  I’m going to be getting down on some sort of burrito.  Carne asada, pollo asada, California, it doesn’t matter.  Wrap some goodies with a little meat up in a soft tortilla and I’ll be cleaning the plate. 

            However, this trip contained a whole lot of mental contemplation about how dedicated I was about proving a point.  Ultimately I ended up eating a quesadilla with some extra avocado [This is actually one of the only times I’ve eaten non-vegan during this].  I did have a fair amount of chips and salsa to fill the tank, but this is pretty much status quo when I eat Mexican food.

            Since I don’t have a whole lot this week, I thought I would add my food tracker (See clips below) from the past two weeks.  There is nothing ground breaking, but a few things about my tracker, acronyms used, and my foods. Oh and I really am not proof reading this tracker, so I’m sure quinoa or tempeh is butchered in it.

• PFB: Perfect Foods Bar (Typically Almond Butter, but I also like Carob Chip.  As an aside, I thought it was Carbo Chip until last month when Rick from Carlsbad CrossFit corrected me – and I still to this day will call it Carbo Chip.
• Perfect Smoothie: This has taken a lot of forms from the two weeks but generally it consists of a dark green vegetable base, some sort of fat (almond butter, coconut oil, flaxseed), vegan protein powder, ice, and water or on occasion almond milk. Originally taken from http://www.nomeatathlete.com
• Popcorn: I freaking love popcorn.  I could probably eat popcorn all day.
• Salad:  Usually just basic greens with organic dressing (love any type of Annie’s dressing) and sometime toppings such as almond slivers and cranberries
• Green text:  signifies my post workout meal.
• Veggie Grill: (restaurants all around North County) has come through in the clutch and it’s close to my work, which makes it my go-to for takeout.
• Protein: of choice right now is Vega One and I just use a generic BCAA
• Nut Mix:  just the little packets from Trader Joes

In the chart you see some minor comments with regard to my energy level and weight.  I should probably do a better job here, but just haven’t had the time to keep a good journal.

            To all those that keep questioning why I am doing this, thanks.  It’s been good motivation to show that you can still thrive on this type of diet.  At this point, no, I won’t follow this after the month.  However, what I will say is that I will be paying way more attention to food combinations and where I’m getting my carbohydrates from as part of a Zone-paleo approach to my diet.